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A new corporate headquarters is about to emerge in Boca Raton : the ADT security business is slated to spin off next week from parent Tyco International and create a $3.1 billion company. If approved by shareholders Friday, ADT will leave the nest with the expectation it can fly on its own, potentially creating new jobs, boosting the local economy and making the region more attractive to new employers. As a separate public company, ADT also will have its own board of directors, some of whom could be drawn from the region.

AeroTurbine Aviation, a Miami aviation supply company, said Tuesday it will expand early next year to a new 264,000-square-foot building in Miramar, creating 75 new jobs. Miramar will be AeroTurbine Aviation's new corporate headquarters. The lease is the largest industrial lease completed in Broward County in the past five years, according to CBRE Group, the real estate firm that signed the tenant. Providing fuel for the move was a more than $900,000 incentive package from the state, Broward County and the city of Miramar.

A Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy discovered a suspicious package in the parking lot outside PBSO headquarters on Gun Club Road on Sunday morning and the sheriff's Bomb and Arson Unit was called out to investigate. "We're checking it out, just following proper protocol," said PBSO spokeswoman Teri Barbera. Read more: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/pbso-investigates-suspicious-package-found-in-its-own-2366067.html?cxntcid=breaking_news

Strange, plantlike creatures dwell inside the mind of Walter Hnatysh. Whimsical sketches of fat-nosed creatures and furry, oblong-headed beasts abound in the Lake Worth artist's abstract sketches, all of which look like doodles stolen straight from the dream diary of Tim Burton. His "Biophilia," for example, is a nightmarish collage sketch of floating, nymphlike creatures dancing amid a tangle of gnarled tree branches. "These are just strange forms and creatures that come from my subconscious, and that excites me at this stage of my career," said Hnatysh, a 63-year-old Lake Worth painter and drawer.

Aerospace Technologies Group, Inc. opens its new corporate headquarters building on March 5 at the Research & Development Park at Florida Atlantic University. The company had previously announced its plans to move and expand to Boca Raton in November 2010. ATG, which designs and produces window shade sytems for business jets and commercial airlines, employs 130 people in manufacturing, administrative, research and development roles at the Boca Raton location. Airlines including Emirates, Lufthansa and Qantas use ATG window shades, the company said.

Garda World Security Corp., which bases its U.S. headquarters in Boca Raton, said it still has positions open in accounting, customer support, risk management, human resources and marketing. Lori Brown, head of human resources, said the company has hired 75 people but "we plan to ramp up to 125 in coming months. " While some workers will be moving from other offices including Pasadena, Calif., where the U.S. headquarters was once located, several will be hired locally, Brown said.

Spectrum Brands Holdings, whose products include Remington shavers and Rayovac batteries, said it will keep only about two dozen workers in Miramar after deciding to move its headquarters to a new site in Madison, Wis. - not South Florida. Spectrum said it considered moving its 300 headquarters positions to Miramar, but received a grant from Wisconsin to keep employees in the state. The company never approached South Florida's economic officials, or received an offer of economic incentives from the state, said Dave Prichard, spokesman for Spectrum.

Job seekers: Take notice of this list to find the job of your dreams. Three companies headquartered in South Florida were named Thursday to Fortune magazine's “100 Best Companies to Work For, 2012.” JM Family Enterprises, Ultimate Software and Baptist Health are on the coveted list, which also includes several South Florida companies with large operations in the region. The “100 Best Companies to Work For” is based on responses to an anonymous survey sent to employees as well as an evaluation of the organization's overall work culture.

Southern Waste Systems, a waste management and recycling company, said Thursday it is moving its corporate headquarters from Lantana in Palm Beach County to Broward County 's Davie. Roughly 55 employees will relocate to the Davie headquarters at 2380 College Ave. by April. The company's trucking operation moved two weeks ago, and staff in finance, marketing and other corporate functions will relocate in January. When the move is complete, about 150 of the company's 450 employees will work from Davie.

It's official. Royal Palm Beach will be the new home of grocer Aldi with a 500,000-square-foot warehouse and regional headquarters. The $50 million project is slated to create about 100 jobs here in Palm Beach County and the expansion of stores into South Florida will create 520 regional retail jobs. "This is one of the largest economic deals in the state and it is right here in Palm Beach County," said Kelly Smallridge, president and CEO of the Business Development Board, Palm Beach County 's economic development partnership.